Be Better Than Yesterday

One of the great temptations in our work is to coast. Actually, this is one of the great temptations of life. People who coast have figured out a way to do life with little effort. We can become lazy and slothful. Some of us become mindless. We have learned to live in such a way that requires little thought.

Church leaders who coast are doing their churches no favor. Yet, many of us may find it to be tempting. I recall the elder who said to his fellow elders and ministers regarding the ministry of their congregation as the New Year approached: “Well its business as usual. Let’s just do what we’ve been doing.” Such a statement created no passion or call to prayer. It seemed that we were about to yawn together as a group.

No conversation. No thought. No reflection. No call to put our faith in God against the forces of this world.